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Thanks for watching and commenting. Mercury uses the serial number off your motor to identify the correct parts for your motor they do not use the year .Also they supersede the numbers very often so a number we put up in the video may not be current for that part now.

Your best bet would be to replace it with a more modern urethane product like 3M 5200

You can either take it to a dealer and have them hook up a diagnostic tool and prime it or you can get after market software for a laptop Rinda is one brand name that is known to be good. Either way it needs to be done if you have any oil lines disconnected that exit the remote oil tank or any place on the block- oil pump - intake - compressor etc. It only takes a few minutes to do. Thanks for watching and I hope that helps you.

My dad nailed it in the his comment, refer to it!

I would say a little of both .The whole boat purchase hinged off of the motor being good we are fairly mechanically inclined but were not up to speed on the optimax motors so it was agreed he would take it to a certified mercury tech to have it checked out our mistake doing that was he picked the guy .The tech said it was the nicest one he had worked on I think he was talking about the appearance not the mechanical condition lol as we came to find out.

It's hard to say, the seller we bought it off of had actually bought another boat that it came on and he swapped his Suzuki on to it, so no one really had much history with it - Live and learn

Not a had idea at all, just difficult to try to hand a fish when youre leaning over the side of a already very tippy boat.

Thanks for the watch and comment bro!

@@FishingOntario Thanks for putting out the vid.

Thanks man! Appreciate you watching!

Hey man, first off, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! nice to see I have some other Ontarians up in here. A medium rod is super versatile, you definitely could use it for topwater stuff, I would use it for something like a whopperplopper, those crush in the rivers.

Lmao could be!

Oh my god man that is a steal!!

Yes, we certainly are! We’ve had some serious issues with our “back up” boat that have inhibited making progress on the Triton, but stay tuned, it’s coming!

@@FishingOntario awesome, I look forward to it

@@lklk1997 Really appreciate you watching and staying in touch - comments like yours are what keep me motivated to spend the time it takes to post the videos. Really, from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

Huh?

The optimax was up and running last summer and fall it ran very strong with no problems after we fixed all the issues. This spring we were changing the lower unit oil and saw some metal flakes in it so took it back apart and found a bad bearing on the propellor shaft that lives inside of the forward gear .This was the only bearing that we did not look at when we had it apart the first time so this was kind of self inflicted wound . The gear case now would need all the bearings replaced and that is pretty expensive and time consuming so we made a decision to cut our losses and get back to fishing so the boat has a new four stroke on it now different brand and we are just about to get to the break in weather permitting .

Appreciate you staying with us through these difficult times! The Opti ended up having MORE issues if you can believe it, so we have since repowered, stay tuned for an update on that

Man you could not be more right about that! Appreciate you watching!

@@FishingOntario no problem! I only noticed cause I fish from a paddleboard sometimes and you really gotta set hard cause you scoot towards them pretty quick being so light

I probably never would have even thought about that being a reason for not hooking them up if you didn’t comment!

some $300-400 one nun crzy but gets the job done and bunch of fun

@Alexupsoon ayyye! That’s what it’s all about!

Intex excursion! Very impressed with it, especially for its low price !

Got me a ozark trail angler 10 kayak really upped my fishing game. I love it. Love seeing videos like this!!

@@hunternash9281heck yes man, mobility on the water is key

🤣🤣Agreed!

LOL they can be a pain in the butt for sure

I’ll try to comb through and find it

@@FishingOntario thank you. I’m sure I’m just overlooking it

Living in the future!

I know! Been too busy fixing other crap to make any interesting videos lol. I do have a general update video I've been trying to finished editing and get uploaded, so should see something new soon!

We’re in the London area. We haven’t yet done any “customer” work cause we’re always too busy fixing our own crap lol. What are you in need of?

@@FishingOntario basically just cosmetic stuff, gel coating and what not. wasn't sure if you guys did this for a job or anything.

@@patricklogan3678 get in touch, maybe it’s something we can help you out with - kyleholmes1@hotmail.ca

They are great motors if you stay on top of the regular maintenance! Hope you get lots more hours out of them.

@@FishingOntario I mentioned previously the Pennzoil XLF oil - XLF I believe means extra low friction - because I am convinced it’s why I went so long with no compressor failure. Somewhere years ago on some boating forum I had found a thread on this oil and someone had mentioned the lubricity is so good that it’s not recommended to be used during a new engine’s break in process. I get it at Walmart here in Miami, FL USA. Costs about $20 a gallon or so. Have also found it at times on Amazon

@@raisingcane225 Never heard of it before, but it obviously works!

That's a great read and good to hear the success that you have had with them especially in salt it goes to prove that good maintenance and care pays off . How do you find sourcing oem mercury parts to be in your area ? up here it is very hit and miss you can either get it overnight or it takes weeks sometimes for usually the simplest thing that's my only mercury complaint . I wish you continued success and enjoyment with your opti's and thank you for watching and commenting it's good information for us and others that read it as well .

@@chrisholmes1666 For me, generally I’ve not had issues with Mercury part availability. I live in South Florida in the USA and over the past 19 years owning my Optimax’s have bought parts from a combination of brick and mortar local marine stores as well as plenty from online, US-based vendors. I can’t really recall a case where there was a prolonged lack of availability of something I was needing.

Which filter are we looking for my friend?

@@FishingOntario the plastic one that you took apart.

@@brucemaessen2959 There are actually three of them one is on the incoming line from the remote tank in the boat and is just before the engine mounted oil tank the other two are in the return lines coming off the compressor and these are the ones in the video one runs to the upper main bearing on the crank and the other runs to the lower main bearing if you follow the lines off the lower part of the compressor you will see them the one going to the lower is harder to see because of components being in the way. They are directional and have an arrow embossed in them the arrow should point away from the compressor towards the main bearings . Hope that helps and thanks for watching.

It’s the one in Thamesford, I think we were using jerk baits

Yep! it’s a Sentinel 100x, but they are the same as the Blitz

These are original as far as we know, check out C&O marine for replacements, maybe they will have what you’re looking for

Thanks so much for watching and commenting . Good on you for doing your own maintenance that's what these motors need and are great motors when looked after properly . You can lose a lot of the boating season with it sitting at a dealership waiting to get worked on at least around here anyways they are always backed up for weeks . If you don't have an oem factory service manual it's a great investment that has the correct info and procedures for anything you would encounter pretty much . I hope your compressor checks out to be good and you have a great season .

Thanks for watching and the kind words!

Yeah this video is from a long time ago when YT was actively suppressing videos that had any audible curse words, I no longer censor the videos. And c’mon, holding a pike that small vertical aint gonna hurt it. I always hold the big girls under the gut.

We generally do have a bit of a gas smell around the boats, could possibly be normal. Wouldn’t hurt just to pull the tank cover and have a look for anything suspicious!

Hell yeah!!👍

That's a possibility for sure

This one sure didn’t lol

Thanks for the info we wanted to see the rest of the lower unit parts to check for wear and also do a total reseal taking it apart is not a big job and you have peace of mind in the end. Thanks for watching and commenting

How is the best way to straighten. I have one that needs

@@ScottMorganHarris In my opinion the best way is to take the lower unit apart and send the shaft to someone who does prop work they often do prop shaft straightening as well .They will have fixtures and tooling they have developed to do the job without damaging the critical surfaces on the shaft and also be able to measure it accurately. Trying to straighten it while still on the boat with a pipe over the shaft could lead to damage to the prop shaft bearings and other parts of the gear case in my opinion . A good machine shop would also be able to do it but they might have to fabricate some tooling possibly which would be time you would be charged for so if you can find someone that's set up to do it it will be cheaper .Around hear it costs about $150 to get one straightened a new prop shaft is approximately $ 700 US dollars if you can get one .

I don't really see any way you could, without removing it. Also, need to take apart the lower unit to inspect the bearings that were damaged from the shaft being run bent anyways.

It wasn't too bad cosmetically, but left unrepaired, the gel coat osmosis on the bottom of the hull would cause big problems.

Many hands makes for light work ;)

Nice!! Hopefully ours will run that quick

That's a tough question to answer 230 hours is low for the year of the motor and it sounds like it has been looked after very well . The 400 hour number is sort of a general number that seems common to hear but there are lots that have failed with much less and also ones with hundreds of hours that never have had a problem . If it has a problem currently you should be able to feel and hear an audible knock when rocking the compressor pully by hand (belt off) back and forth at top or bottom dead center of the stroke and would be very noticeable when running at idle (optimax motors do have a slight knocking sound when running normally) . Other issues that could happen are broken reeds , piston and or rings cracked or broken damaging the bore . I would say take it to a mechanic that you know and trust that is familiar with these motors and have them check it out it would be money well spent .They can get DDT printout showing previous faults/codes check the compression and fuel and air pressure readings and give you an opinion on the general health of the motor .Good luck with your purchase if you buy it and I hope you get lots of enjoyment from it .Thanks for watching and commenting

Hey Warren, looks like my dad beat me to the punch on replying to you, so thanks for watching and commenting!

Wouldn't have it any other way! lol

Actually sleep pretty good thanks. No customers this is our own stuff that we work on . If you drop down a couple questions it is fully explained but short answer is get an oem mercury service manual and it is spelled out in there in great detail where and how to measure for this unit also runout tolerances for these lowers referred to as a verado style. The shaft is measured directly on top of the thread other lowers torque master 1&2 are measured in a different spot. Thanks for watching and commenting .

You ok man?

Got an update coming down the pipes shortly!

@@FishingOntario can’t wait to see it! About to re gel and flake my 202. Building a jig as well.

Unfortunately on our side of the boarder, bass season is strict, no targeting them at all outside of the season (July-November)

Plans to put out video of completed gel coat job?

Thanks for watching and commenting. I think in general all the major brands are good and they all have had problems with certain models they have produced .The optimax motors were made for a long period of time late 90's up till 2018 so there are a ton of them out there. I think they are thought of as being great motors and when regular maintenance is kept up on them they are very dependable and great on fuel economy .

Yeah, unfortunately they all have their issues. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for the kind words. It's our hope that some of this might help and encourage people to work on their own stuff if they can see what's involved. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment .

Thanks for the support!!

That's a great question .The journal is not very robust to begin with I would be worried about the strength of it after turning it enough to get it to clean up before sleeving. The individual parts can be bought like the end cap crank assembly but if the rest of the components are worn I don't think it makes sense to throw money at it as mercury parts are not cheap. There are rumors of people rebuilding them and putting them back into service but I have no experience with that. There is supposed to be a guy a couple hours from us that does that but I can't speak to the success he has . I think the biggest problem with the crank design is that it is only supported by a bearing on the upper end and nothing below the journal and also how they are oiled . Cooling can be a factor to if the strainer is not kept clean .Thanks for watching and commenting

Thank you for watching and commenting we had the same concerns and thoughts as you eventually we ended up pulling the intake plenum and reed plate out and were able to get a good look at the crank and rods and it was not as bad as we expected . It ended up getting new reeds because one was cracked cleaned up and put back together we ran it for a few months this summer and fall and it runs great . I was able to talk to a couple people that work on them regularly and they said the rubber is not a big concern to them they see it on all of them to some extent as the belt wears rubber dust accumulates around the throttle body and plate area and some enters the intake as there's no filter to stop that .When there's a belt failure you do get bigger chunks that take a long time to dig out it gets everywhere .

I would say no it would not have that effect on your motor running as you describe. I would pull the plugs out of it and see if they all look the same or if any are really wet or carboned up more than the others also do a spark test to make sure all the coils are good and firing you could have a dead cylinder. You can check that your TPS is functioning correctly with an ohm meter it can cause a rich condition if it's not sensing the throttle position properly also a good possibility you may have a bad injector maybe more than one that's dirty and stuck you can pull those and have somebody reputable that does marine stuff clean and flow test them to make sure they are in tolerance. You might have to get someone to plug a diagnostic tool into it that would narrow it down quick if the stuff above checked out ok.

@@chrisholmes1666 Unfortunately I sent off the air and fuel injectors to get tested cleaned/flowed. The report came back they were fine, I also did a complete coil plate swap from motor to motor to see if that was the problem, it wasn't the coils, I swapped TPS from starboard to port and that didn't work, I swapped the complete VST and that didn't work, Just replaced the bottom cranks seal yesterday, it was bad with chunks of rubber in it just like your video. Will test tomorrow mornig. Will report back with results. We connected a Mercury DDT to the ECU and ran it thru a diagnostic test, it had no faults, also did a coil drop test with no luck. hopefully tomorrow I will learn more.

@@jmatak9 It sounds like you have done a lot of work trying to diagnose it . Very handy to have the other motor to swap parts from to see if you can isolate or have the problem move to the second motor hopefully you can get it figured out and end the frustration and for sure please report back how you make out . Have you had a ddt on it while on the water? if not that might be a good move but it is strange that it doesn't have any stored faults being as rich as it sounds .

@@chrisholmes1666 Thanks for responding, plugs are very similar in color but wet, I replaced the with new NGK's gapped to 44, its dumping fuel out the exhaust, I'm wondering if the lightened flywheel that was put on when we dropped the powerhead on wasn't torqued correctly and partially sheared the key way?? This would mess up the timing and have the ECU dump more fuel. Going to check on that and get back to you.

@@chrisholmes1666 hopefully will get it on the water tomorrow, I'm thinking its a relay/regulator issue now or possibly a battery issue, I've learned that these 300xs motors need a good strong battery to function good. Thanks

I believe it had "L" in the serial number, which denotes a long shaft, but hey, what the hell do I know! lol. Thanks for the comment and for watching :)

@@FishingOntario either way she's a good ol motor

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! We're looking forward to seeing it finished too lol.

I don't even recall! I think it was maybe mid-80's?

Nah, never. It was always a bear to pull over and I eventually sold it.